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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-07-15
A Desperate Fight.

GORDON, Ind, July News has just
been received here Of u terrible fight which
occurred at Marengo, Crawford County,
Sunday night, between band Of 'White
Caps'' Regulatory, and two brothers
named Naushee. The white Caps" called
upon John Naushee for the purpose Of
whipping him. John and his brother, Sher-
man, were awaiting their arrival and with
wagon spokes attacked the regulators. In
the fight that ensued Sherman Naushee
was, probably, fatally shot and John was
beaten with clubs until he was left for
dead. The Naushees were powerful men
and it is said that several 'sWhite Caps'a
were wounded and killed
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-07-15
Nine Men Buried.

CHICAGO. July "a New Orleans special
says: A few days ago Werlich Hall, the
old National Theater, was burned. The
walls, which rose to height of over eighty
feet, were very threatening. Yesterday
morning men were preparing to begin
work Of tearing down the walls when a
storm came up, accompanied by heavy
wind. The rear wall fell over suddenly on
the gang, burying nine men under the mass
Of brick and wood. A large crowd was
present witnessing the operation, which set
to work ct once removing the debris, and
rescuing the men, but it was more than an
hour before the men were got out Three
were probably fatally wounded The others
were badly crushed and bruised.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-07-15
ANOTHER INVITATION.
CEllUlOiD DISASTER.
An Explosion Of Gun Cotton Causes Two
Terrible Deaths.


Terrible Deaths.
ARLINGTON, N. j., July S.-Six Of nine
one-story brick buildings, covering an en-
tire square, occupied by the cellulold manu-
factory, were demolished by an explosion
yesterday and two persons were killed and
several others wounded. The company
makes collars, cuffs, knife-handlcs and
other articles from celluioid. The explo-
sion was caused by the careless handling OF
gun cotton by one Of the employees,
August Hulangrem. His body was
torn in pieces and thrown into a neighbor--
ing field. The other victim was Miss A. T.
Muchmore, another employee. She was
pinned down by the debris Of the demOl-
ished buildings and burned to q crisp by
the fire which followed the explosion.
Probably q dozen other employees were
more or less injured, but none fatally. The
works were in the middle Of the village,
and there is scarcely . whole pane Of glass.
within quarter Of u mile and many houses
are otherwise damaged. The loss is s60,OOO.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-07-15
The American Party.

SAN Francisco, July 11.-Politics re-
ceived quite shake up by the recent Or
ganization Of the American party in this
State. 1t was looked upon At the
last State election as simply q de-
vice engineered to beat the Republican
candidate. In this it succeeded by the
merest chance, but its novel principles
attracted larger following than
was expected, and there are strong lndica-
tions of q healthy growth Of the new party
Bossism In both of the regular parties has
30 filed every one with disgust that the
new party is gladly welcomed by many,
and will in all PROBABILITY hold the balance
Of power in all future elections in this
State,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-07-15
Double Murder.

COLOMBIA, 3. c., July 8-Mrs. Sarah
Strickland, wife Of Bradley Strickland, .
farmer, and her sister, Miss Malinda Sib-
bett, were assassinated by some person un-
known. The two women were sitting in
rocking chairs upon tie piazza Of Strick-
lands house when they were shot with
buckshot by some one concealed in . thicket
ON the opposite side Of the road. Mrs.
Strickland died in five hours. Miss Sib-
bett was alive at last accounts, although
severely wounded. Suspicion rests upon
the husband of the murdered woman and
woman Of bad repute in the neighborhood.
with whom he has been intimate for some
time.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-07-15
CLEVELAND AND THE WEST.

Report That He Will Not Come West This
Fall - Another Invitation From st.
Louis.
WASHINGTON, July Sit is practically
settled that the President will not visit the
West at all during the present year. The
abandonment Of his proposed visit TO st.
louis has resulted in wholly changing
whatever plans he had made for visiting
Western cities. It is stated at the White
House that the only plans the
President has made for leaving Wash
ingtOn during the summer and autumn are
those for his visit to Clinton, N. Y, on the
18th instant, which will probably not con-
sumo altogether more than weeks time,
and for his visit to Atlanta, Ga, in October
next, on the occasion of the Georgia State.
fair.
ANOTHER INVITATION.
ST. Louis, July S.-A meeting Of the COM
mittee that invited President Cleveland to
be present at the q. A. K encampment was
held at the mayors Office yesterday after
noon. 1t was resolved to sever all connec-
ton with the q. A. K, and the committee
was dissolved. A committee of five was
appointed to take suitable action in the
natter. The committee met last evening
and decided to call . mass meeting, which
will be held on Change TO-DAY, when reso--
lutions will be presented inviting the Pres
ident to be present during the fair and ex-
position
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-07-15
DEAD IN THE MINE.

Eight Italians Drowned In . Michigan Nine
BY the River Breaking Through.
MARQUETTE, Mich, July S--Last evening
in the Sturgeon river mine at Metropolitan
a number of men had Just got a blast ready
when the water rushed IN so fast that.
many could not escape. Eight Italians are
known to be in the mine, and are surely
dead. It will be impossible to recover the
bodies for some hours, although the work
will be pushed. The names Of the victims
can not be learned
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-07-15
GENERAL.

ADvICEs from Ca6ul say that the Amer,
suspecting the fidelity of the Jamshedies,
near Herat, owing to the visits of Russian
emissary, has imprisoned the Khan and
threatened to execute him unless his tribe
send to Cabul some Of their chiefs as hos
tages.
BELGIAN import duties have been estab-
lished rs follows: On bulls and bullocks, 4
francs per kilogram; for oxen and calves,
5 francs 3centimes per kilogram; On sheep.
2;S francs, and on lambs, franc per head !;
on fresh meat, entire or half carcasses, if
teen centimes, and on other kinds Of meat
and game, 50 confines per kilogrsm-
FIVE hundred Orleanists, including many
titled persons, paid visits to the Count
Of Paris on Jersey island the other day.
The Count deprecated the demonstration
and when number of the visitors crowded
around him shouting '"Vive lie Roi'' he or
dered them to desist.
The Portuguese Ministry has proposed to
Parliament that the buildings on the right
bank OF the Tagus be declared free port,
and that stores for shipping. landing and
bonding all goods not destined for home
consumption be exempt from all fiscal
chsrgeA
The British ship Muskota, it is feared,
has been lost at sea with all on board. She
left Sorabia, Java, December Is, and called
at Hanjoeuanjie on New Years day. Her
destination was Queenstown. The crew
belonged principally to New York.
The new French budget as prepared by
NJ. Rouvier, Premier and Minister of FL
nance, will show saving of 15,0oO,0O0
francs, as compared with the last one.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-07-15

The other day town crier took in
charge lost child and proceeded to
hunt up its parents. On being asked
by lady what the matter was he re-
piled: Here's an orphan child, madam.
Gnd I'm trying to find its parents"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-07-15

LONDON, July IA Havre dispatch says
that the well-known eronaut, L'Hoste,
made an ascension on Sunday afternoon
from Dunkirk, France, steering for Eng.
land. Shortly after midnight, while OF the
mouth Of the Thames, the balloon began to
descend, and, though ballast was promptly
thrown out, he fell into the sea. He was
picked W. by an English steamer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-07-15

Young Slayer Cat 11;55 p. ny
"What charming song that was.
wish You would repeat it. What il it
called?" Miss Bored-"I chose it be-
cause thought it might be new to you.
It's entitled Going" -IId-Bits.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-07-15
THE LATEST.

The grave charges against late Collector
Beecher, Of Oregon, are declared at the
Treasury Department to be old and un-
founded. The fact that Beecher was after
ward employed as special agent was evi.
dence that the department did not consider
him culpable.
ROBERT HARTLEY and Mrs. Felvie were
drowned in the Delaware at Philadelphia
on the 10th. being out with q party Of ten in
. small boat which cspsized. The others
were rescued.
SEVERAL Kickapoo Indians recently got
into shooting melee at South st. Louis.
The Indians were engaged in selling wares
when q mill hand beat one Of them for
whipping white hoodlum. Three Of the
Indians were shot, two fatally, the rest
surrendering.
CLEARING house returns for week ended
July showed an average increase Of So
compared with the corresponding week of
last year. In New York the increase
was So.
AMERICAN securities were lower in Lon
don during the week ended July 9. The
Continental bourses were dull, except
Paris, where business was steady.
The Chinese physicians Of Mott street,
New York, are becoming alarmed about the
increased mortality among their race. many
Of them dying from quick consumption.
The expected revolution in Hawaii oc-
CURED June ., when the people assumed
control of affairs. The King complied with
the demands of the revolutionists. his late
Ministers being dismissed and imprisoned.
He also agreed to abolish the palace ex-
travagances and resign the actual sove-
reignty to the peoples representatives.
Hon. W. L. Greene is the new Premier.
The revolution was bloodless.
HURLEY, Wis, was visited on the night
Of the 9Th with another terrible conflagra-
ton, this time with the loss Of at least
twenty lives. The fire broke out in the
Alcazar. . variety theater, and was sup
posed TO have been caused by lamp ex-
plosion. The fire spread to adjoining
buildings and destroyed much property be-
fore it had burned itself out.
A DISPATCH from Key West, Fla, Of the
10th says: There have been five new cases
Of fever since yesterday and two deaths.
The record now stands: Total cases, So;
deaths. q; sick at present, 50; discharged
cured. g.
THERE was further rioting at Valencia,
Spain. on the 10th, in consequence of the
attempt to collect the octroi tax. The mill
itary fired into . crowd, killing four per-
sons
Recent defalcations Of trusted Govern
meut employees at Washington will prob
ably, it is stated, lead to important changes
in various departments.
The New York and Illinois divisions of
the New York, Chicago & St Louis rail-
way, have been consolidated under the old
name.
GENERAL WALTER WHITAKER. who
served with the Union army during the
war. died at his home in Lyndon, KY, re-
Gently. He was in his sixty-fourth year.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-07-15
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of tho Daily News
WASHINGTON NOrn

FRED DOUGLASS, who has been making
quite an extensive tour to Europe. - ex.
pected to return to Washington in Septem-
Der, and the colored people are making ar
rxngements to welcome him home with .
public reception.
COMMANDERS LEARY reports the man-of-
war IroQuois rotten and unfit for sea. The
vessel is Q third-rate and built Of wood.
She has been ordered to Mare Island.
The Secretary of the Interior has rem
dered q decision that teamsters and others
not actually at the seat Of war with Mexico
are not entitled to benefits under the
Bounty Land act.
LAND COMMISSIONER SPARES, in answer
to q communication from q settler suffering
from drouth, says he would be willing to
extend the benefits Of the grasshopper
clause of the Land act in cases Of drouth.
The Treasury Department has decided
that an American vessel which arrived at
New York with a cargo OF fish, caught on
the coast Of Newfoundland, is exempt from
the continued supervision Of custom officers
on the ground that she did not clear from q
foreign port and because her cargo was
free of duty.
The Government receipts for the first
week of July were SIC, OS9, 500 less than the
expenditures.
The list of the contributors to the Gar
field campaign fund of 1880 from the Patent
Office, as unearthed in the late Disbursing
Clerk Bacon's papers, was made public on
the 9TH, but only one clerk from Missouri
and not q single one from Kansas was
down on the list.
OSCAR J. HARVEY, late an employee Of the
Treasury Department, has been arrested,
charged with defrauding the Government
His defalcatlons were thought to be about
$4,000
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-07-15
THE PRESIDENT DECLINES.

E1u1i61III
THE PRESIDENT DECLINES.
The President In . Letter - Mayor Fran.
cas, Declines - Visit 81 Louls Dariug the
8acanpment-RllsR eaaoas Therefor.
81. Louis, July THE following letter,
addressed to the MAYOR Of this CITY. who
vas chairman of the committee Of rem.
resentative citizen. NJ a. Iouis vvho var.
haIIv invited ~. pr..;d.nt ~ v;.;t mi. c;,v
go. a. ,s.- 49,
.S " Srs "
.ue army ., tao IseP1onc, neA' ~
semocr, 10 Prin'oo IN tno HsP:o.'cen tnis
morning. anu e1pAains Itscu witnous IuI
tner comment:
EXECUTIVE d ANSlON.
WASHINGTON, July l. Io0.
Aon. Ddtsd n. frdaos, Adtor eHd ChesFmo":
NY DEAR SIR:-Whcn I received the OK
tremeiy cordial and gratifying INVITATION nom
the citizens OF st. Louis, rendered ey number
OF her representative men to visit that city dur.
ing inc nauonal encampmens OF tne Grand
Army OF the Republic, l hao oeen COME mplating
iof some time on acceptance OF an invtation
rom tnnt organization 70 tine same enect ana
mao considered the pleasure wnicn II wouid u
iord me u II should be possible 70 meet NOT only
members OF the Grand Army, but the people OF
81. LOUIS ana other cities In the west which
the occasion would give me tne opportunity 70
WISH Tue exactlons OF my puphc dutles leit
to be uncertain, however. that, when first con-
frOnted by the delegation OF which you were the
head expected to do no more at that time than
to promise consideration Of the double invita-
ton rendered me and to express the pleasure IT
would give me to accept the same thereafter
possible. But the cordially and sincerity OF you
presentation, reinforced by the heartiness oil
the people who surround you, so impressed me
that .sould not resist the feeling which
prompted me to assure you on the spot that 1
would be- with you and the Grand Army of the
Republis at the time designated II nothing hap
pened ia the meantime to absolutely prevent my
leaving Washington.
Immediately upon public announcement OF
tFas conclusion. expressions. emansting from
certain important members Of the Grand Army
Of the Republic and increasing in volume and
virulence, constrained me to review my accept
ance OF these Invitations. The expressions re-
ferred to go to the extent Of declaring that I
would be an unwelcome guest at the time and
place Of the national encampment. This
statement Is based, as well as 1 can judge,
upon certain official acts Of mine, In.
volving important public int rests. done
under restraints and obligations Of my
oath OF ONCE, which do not appear to accord
with the wishes Of some Of the members Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic. I refuse to be-
lieve that this organization. founded upon pa
triotic ideas. composed very largely Of men en-
titled to lasting honor. and consideration, and
whose GROWING glory II should De that they
AmcTlC0n clt1ZenS vetef1n
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-07-15

OLIVER MoREHOUsE, veteran Of the war
Of 1872, died recently in Portland, Mich,
aged one hundred and one years.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-13
The Great Ocean Yacht Race.

FORT HAMILTON, n. Y, pm, March
12-The two rival yachts, the Dauntless
and the Coronet, got off this afternoon in
the presence OF most picturesque ana
splendid audience When the last signal
was given from the Luckenback at LILO
o'clock the wind was "a miles an hour
and increasing, and the tide running
strong ebb.
The Coronet, with topsails set, got
way first, crossing the imaginary line
between Owls Head and buoy 10, of the
Staten Island shore, at 1:l4 She was
followed by the Dauntless five minutes
later The wind was almost free out OF
the Narrows, and the two Yankee
schooners started under favorable aus
pices on their way to Cork harbor, where
the race is 10 be finished oil Roche's
Point In the preliminary play for posi-
ton before the start
THE DAUNTLEss HEELED OVER sYMPA-
THETICALLY
under the influence of the north
westerly breeze, while the COronet
stood up like house. Only lower saits
were carried. 1t was not day for
kites. After they had started the auda-
cious Yankees stretched down the Mar
rows majestically, the Dauntless curling
the seething waves under her shapely
bows, and the Coronet pushing rapidly
through the sparkling blue in mastery
and defiant way Clubpennants and pri-
vate signals were carried at the mast
| heads.
The crew of the Dauntless are all
Swedes, while the COrOnet has a mixed
crew. Each yacht carried a representa-
tive of the Associated Press, and The
American ensign was displayed at the
mainpeaks of both vessels.
THE CoRONET SEEMED TO BE THE FA
| VORIrE
among the spectators, and the mastery
way in which she was handled, and hel
evident ability justifies the opinion they
had formed.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-13
ONE CENT.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
General Gossip and Capitol Comment

General Gossip and Capitol Comment
The inter State Commerce appoint
ments are expected early this week.
Ex-senator Mahone's wife and daugh-
ter have left Washington for New York,
and expect to start from there for CAN
fornia tomorrow.
The circulation OF standard silver dol
lars is slowly declining and now stands
at S57,214,510. The silver certificate cir
culation is 1923 ,290,s52.
Mr.. Connery, the new Secretary of Le-
CATION to Mexico, will leave for his post
about the last of this month Mr.. Con.
merry will collect the data for history OF
Mexico.
Supervising Architect Bell is preparing
plans for the postoffice building at Brook
lyn, n Y, under the law increasing the
limit Of cost of construction from $780,
600 to 81 100000
The President gave 10 Mr. r. c. j.
Pendleton, agent of the Hendricks Monu-
ment Association, handsome contribu-
ton and expressed his sympathy with the
movement.
Mr.. Pringle, Of South Carolina, who
was Yesterday promoted from the posi-
ton of Consul General az Guatemala to
that Of Consul General at Constantinople,
is in this city, but Is expected to start
promptly for mis- new post.
Ex-Commissioner Edmunds, Calderon
Carlisle, and Linden Kent have seen the
President in reference TO the district
| iudgeship. The President has intimated
that he would prefer to receive written
communications only on the subject.
Secretary Whitney has authorized a
statement that all efforts by this Gov
ernment to secure plans of naval YES
sells or designs for machinery or arma-
ment abroad have been open and in
accordance with international law and
custom. There has never been any
clandestine purchase, no scandal or dis
honorable methods; and everything done
has been with the knowledge of the Eu-
ropean governments.
General Stewart Van Vliet, United
States Army, returned to the city alone
Friday night from his trip to Florida,
having left Mrs Van Vliet at Richmond
for few days visit to her sister, the wife
OF DR.. Moore, formerly United States
Army. The General says he left here in
good health but comes back still better,
and that while in the land of swamps,
alligators, chaparral and snakes, he visit
ed some of the places he first saw as a
young officer in active Indian service
forty-six years ago.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-13
He Had a Sweet Tooth.

A Boston lady, whose sister lives in
Georgia and whose mansion there is overrun.
like every other big southern residence, witt
black servants, receives frequently from her
odd stories of these always funny people.
Her stout colorcd cook, charmingly loqua-
cious person, has two small boys who serve as
errand bearers and personal servants to the
lady of the house. One of these boys, whose
name Is Ivy, has devouring passion for mo-
Iasses, and not only decorates his countenance
with it on all possible occasions, but cannot
possibly eat his food without it.
One day lately Ivy was served with some
bread and honey at his lunch in the kitchen,
and promptly called for molasses.
Land sakesr said his mother. ~Fo to put
en- dc bread N hOneyP
~Sartin, nanny"
Ian ob dc livin'i Ef dat boy Ivy had
10 angel Gabriel sarved up ON dc table he'd
osk right OFF fo' dc 'lasses TO put on himT'-
Boston Transcript
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-13

Nor does anv region seem entirely exempt,
,bouoh some are nearly So While earth
ouakes of a comparatively gentle nature have
occurred in all countries, there Is one belt
which from the earliest times has been pc
culiarlv subject TO their destructive force.
This may be said to extend in direction
little north of west from Arabia TO Spain,
while on the other side OF the globe similar
belt includes California and the Sandwich
Islands. Yet some Of the most volcanic
regious lie far outside of this belt; and though
there Is certainly some connection between
tbe nbenonena of volcanoes and earthquakes,
vet the activity of the former does not nece5
saruy prove liability TO tho latter. In the
eastern belt above outlined many remarkable
EARTHQUAKES are recorded Besides those men
toned in the Bible the city of Antioch has
often been visited, the last noted case there
beiuc in 1872. IN IS A. D.. Herculaneum
and PompeH were partially destroyed, ana
some years after they were completely buried.
A long interval Of quiet followed, though de
structive earthquakes arc recorded Ill 10,
in as in 526 and in 5S7 \. d. Another
era of comparative quiet was followed by
what may be called Tie modern earthquake
period. Besides toe many in southern Eu-
rope and the fearful destruction in Central
and South America, the western part OF
the United States was repeatedly shaken lor
months. and the town of New Madrid, Mo ,
DESTROYED in 1911 Over tract extending
some 800 miles south and west from the
month of the Ohio the ground rose and fell
in waves, lakes were formed. assures opened
in the earth, the beds Of the rivers changed
their levels, and the Mississippi ran up
stream" for a short time. That region still
shows some marks of the conyulsion. The
movements continued till March II, 1872,
when they suddenly ceased, and ON that day
occurred the awful earthquake which de
stroyed Caracas in South America.